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ALYSSA SCHWAB sings "The Star Spangled Banner" during Festival Ironwood's opening ceremony Thursday at Depot Park. Behind her, Joe Kuker is part of the honor guard. Below, Polkaariety plays in front of a large crowd under the large blue and white tent on festival grounds. From left are Scott Koehn, his wife, Pam, Gabe "The Queen" Yurkovich and her husband, Richie "The King."